BUSHIDO(武士道)
•Bushidō (武士道), is an adaptation of the popular ”Seven Samurai”(1954) film. A group of second year students at the Willem de Kooning Academy created a teaser showing off their adaptation created within 10 weeks of production time.
The Team:
Jens Erdtsieck – Director & Animator & Compositor
Talitha Knockaert – Producer & Animator
Doğa Canpolat – Main character designer & Animator
Leonie van den Berg – Main background & Visual designer
Veselka Pironkova – Dynamic designer Animator & Sound design
Yaniek van Haaren – Main dynamic designer & Compositor
Voice actors: Renpei Yusada – Genkei
Ada Kayo.o – Jiro & Vendor lady
Special thanks:
Samantha Servera, Kamel Hloubi, Simji Park, Ces Davolio, Frodo Kuipers

Renpei Yasuda
Voice Actor
”Great work! I’m honoured to be involved in the project”.

Kayo Aoi (Ada)
Voice Actor
Jens’ detailed instructions made it very easy to proceed with the work. I went straight to watch the video, and I think it’s absolutely wonderful.